The Flyer Vault () von Daniel Tate

The Flyer Vault: 150 Years of Toronto Concert History captures over 150 years of Toronto concert history through a visually stunning collection of flyers, posters, and advertisements.

Foreword by Geddy Lee
Toronto Music Venue Word Map
Introduction

1. Minstrel Troupes and Vaudeville Stars
2. Jubilees, Spirituals, and Gospel
3. Jazz
4. The Blues
5. Country
6. Folk
7. '0s Rock n Roll
8. Classic Rock
9. Music Festivals
10. Soul and R&B
11. Calypso, Reggae, and Dancehall
12. Punk, Hardcore, and Grunge
13. Hard Rock and Metal
14. The Queen Street Scene
15. Hip Hop
16. Contemporary R&B
17. Electronic and Dance Music

Acknowledgements
Image Credits

A visual tour de force showcasing Torontos vast concert history.

Not sure theres ever been anything like this...The graphics are fascinating, the script is comprehensive. Its staggering whats been unleashed from the Vault. Gary Topp, promoter, half of the legendary duo the Garys
These pages will take you on a musical magical mystery tour of Torontos important place in concert history. Reading The Flyer Vault gives you a rush, just like the one you get when the house lights go down! Dan Kanter, multi-platinum-selling songwriter/producer
The Flyer Vault book helps bottle the lore, bringing me a little bit closer to my Toronto and its shows that have only grown in renown. Danko Jones, lead singer/guitarist of the rock trio Danko Jones

Duke Ellington. Johnny Cash. David Bowie. Nirvana. Bob Marley. Wu-Tang Clan. Daft Punk. These are just some of the legendary names that played Toronto over the last century. Drawing from Daniel Tates extensive flyer collection, first archived on his Flyer Vault Instagram account, Tate and Rob Bowman have assembled a time capsule that captures a mesmerizing history of Toronto concert and club life, ?running the gamut of genres from vaudeville to rock, jazz to hip-hop, blues to electronica, and punk to country.

The Flyer Vault: 150 Years of Toronto Concert History traces seminal live music moments in the city, including James Browns debut performance in the middle of a city-wide blackout, a then-unknown Jimi Hendrix backing up Wilson Pickett in 1966 the year a new band from London named Led Zeppelin performed in Toronto six times and the one and only show by the Notorious B.I.G., which almost caused a riot in the winter of 1995.

Complementing the books flyers is the story of the music, highlighting such iconic venues as Massey Hall, the Concert Hall/Rock Pile/Club 888, and the BamBoo, alongside lesser-known but equally important clubs such as Industry Nightclub and the Edge.

Daniel Tate worked in the concert industry for several years before starting The Flyer Vault project in 2015. His efforts to chronicle Toronto's live music history have been featured in theGlobe and Mail,NOW,Vice, and on blogTO. He resides in Toronto.

Rob Bowman is a Grammy-winning professor of music at York University who has been writing about music for over 40 years. His bookSoulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2013. He lives in Toronto.